Happenings

I've been a bit out of touch with the blog world lately... Life kind of got in the way!

I stopped writing while I was down with morning sickness. A pregnant friend of mine describes this period as a three-month hangover, and it's true. All I could do was lay on the couch and sleep. Fortunately, I didn't have too many responsibilities at the time, so I was able to do so.

Just in time, the nausea passed and I started a new job. The work has been going well and I've met a lot of nice people, but the job is definitely taking up my time. Also, Jacob just started school again, so we've spent our non-working hours seeing each other!

However, I do have a few pictures of our recent happenings, so I thought this would be a good time to share.

To start with, our garden has been extremely bountiful, especially with tomatoes. Below are two separate harvests.

The corn turned out to be rather gross and the carrots are really strong, but everything else has been delicious!

Once food started to be appealing again, I had a craving for Thai food. Of all the Asian foods, Thai dishes are often made without soy sauce (which contains wheat), so we decided to risk it. We haven't been able to find great Thai food in Ann Arbor, so we drove an hour north to Birmingham and had a great meal! Unfortunately, I still got a bit glutened, so we can't do that again. BUT! I enjoyed eating the food before the bad side effects set in...

Mmm! Tofu Tod!

Afterwards we walked around downtown Birmingham, which is apparently home of lions. There were all kinds of lion statues everywhere we went.

Then we wandered around their *very* posh mall where regular maternity pants are around $200. I know, I checked.

On our way home, we passed this very decked-out Mustang. I thought it was pretty funny!

And because food is no longer revolting, I've been cooking again. I've been craving Israeli food, but Israeli food without Pita is a bit disappointing. Then I had a thought: Udi's makes a gluten free pizza crust which is actually pretty tasty. I sprinkled a little bit of Zatar, a spice mix, and some olive oil on top of the crust and baked it in the oven for a few moments. Yum! Came out sooooo good with some home-made hummos.

I am currently 17 weeks pregnant and the time seems to be passing quickly now that I don't feel sick anymore. I'm still not showing very much, but I feel the baby kick and move all the time - especially after eating sweet or spicy food. It's a feeling unlike anything else I've ever experienced. In another week we'll have a second ultrasound and, if baby cooperates, the big gender reveal!

Taken at 16.5 weeks.

I'll try to update again soon! In the mean time, the boss will be keeping an eye on things over here.

Hope everyone has a good week.